World Snooker Championship 2023 results: Luca Brecel wins 11 frames in a row to beat Si Jiahui

Luca Brecel had ne'er won a lucifer astatine the Crucible until this year

Luca Brecel won 11 frames successful a enactment during the greatest-ever Crucible comeback arsenic helium bushed Si Jiahui 17-15 to scope the World Championship final.

Having resumed 14-10 down connected Saturday helium compiled breaks of 70, 81 and 73 arsenic helium completed a singular turnaround.

Four-time satellite champion Mark Selby leads Mark Allen 11-10 successful the different semi-final.

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Brecel stunned seven-time victor Ronnie O'Sullivan successful the quarter-finals by rattling disconnected 7 unanswered frames to travel from 10-6 down to advancement 13-10.

However, aft being retired of sorts successful the opening 2 sessions which Chinese debutant Si had dominated, this revival was each spot arsenic singular with lone 2 players - Ken Doherty successful the 2003 last and Dennis Taylor successful his epic 18-17 black-ball last triumph implicit Steve Davis - having antecedently overturned eight-frame deficits to triumph astatine the Crucible.

Brecel had not adjacent won a lucifer successful his 5 erstwhile visits to Sheffield earlier this year, contempt becoming the youngest-ever subordinate to vie successful the tourney successful 2012 arsenic a 17-year-old.

Cheered connected by his friends and girlfriend, who arrived from Belgium connected Friday, helium racked up 916 points to Si's 179 betwixt the 20th and 30th frames of the match.

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